2nd child sex abuse suspect in BBC scandal released on bail

British disc jockey and BBC TV presenter Jimmy Savile, shown in 1986, is suspected of serial sexual abuse. The investigation has widened with the arrests of two other entertainers in recent weeks.The Associated Press / 1986

LONDON — The second suspect arrested in the investigation of alleged child sex abuse by the late BBC entertainer Jimmy Savile and others has been released on bail.

Police said the suspect was released today. They would not confirm widespread British media reports that the suspect is the comedian Freddie Starr.

Starr has denied involvement in sexual abuse and had previously volunteered to speak to detectives. He has been accused by a woman who has also publicly claimed that she was abused by Savile, who died last year at age 84.